Bourguigonne Of Chicken

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 tablespoons oil
• 1 3/4 cups chicken, diced
• 3 cups button mushrooms
• 2/3 cup rindless smoked streaky bacon, small dice
• 16 shallots
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 2/3 cup burgundy
• 2/3 cup chicken stock
• 1 bouquet garni (1 bayleaf, sprig thyme, stick of celery, parsley and sage, tied with string)
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 heat the oil in an ovenproof casserole and brown the chicken all over.
• 2 remove from the casserole with a slotted spoon.
• 3 add the mushrooms, bacon, shallots and garlic.
• 4 cook for 4 minutes.
• 5 return chicken to the casserole, sprinkle with flour.
• 6 cook for 2 minutes, stirring.
• 7 add the wine and chicken stock, stir until boiling.
• 8 add the bouquet garni and season well with salt and pepper.
• 9 cover and bake in a 200f preheated oven for 1 1/2 hours.
• 10 remove the bouquet garni.
• 11 serve with crostini.